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Press, 15 May 1981, Page 8

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Bomb finding The police have confirmed that an explosion at the Sullom Voe oil terminal in Shetland during the Queens visit on Saturday was caused by a bomb. The blast — for which the I.R.A. claimed responsibility at the week- ! end — was caused by "high explosives" placed inside the terminals's power station. An official statement said examination of the material at the Royal Armoury Research and Development Establishment at Woolwich had revealed that the damage was caused by high explosives "and it is apparent that the device was placed in the power station.” — London.

Singer honoured The body of the Jamaican reggae singer. Bob Marley, who diedon Monday in a Miami hospital after a yearlong battle with cancer, will be displayed at Jamaica's National Stadiumon May 20 and 21. Jamaica’s Prime Minister (Mr Edward Seaga) and his family will take part on May 21 at funeral services for the singer, who was called “the father of reggae” because he made the island music popular worldwide. — Paris. Murdoch bid The Newspaper tycoon Ru- ' pert Murdoch has emerged as a surprise $52.3M bidder for the William Collins the publishing group, according to a London correspondent. Jumping in over the head of the publisher. Robert Maxwell, who has recently been building up a share interest, Mr Murdoch disclosed his own News International Company was buying a 30 per cent plus stake in the group and bidding for the rest of the capital.' Terms of the offer value each Collins ordinary share at $4.76 and the non-voting A shares at $3.57. — London. Review promised Francois Mitterrand recently promised that if elected President he would review Frances relations with South Africa, especially concerning the sale of arms, according to a letter made public by the United Nations Centre Against Apartheid. The letter, dated May 7 and addressed to the French antiapartheid movement, was in response to a request for his views on southern Africa. According to an unofficial translation, the socialist leader said he had always considered the situation in that region to be “contrary to the rights of man, to which I am deeply attached." — New York. No getaway Two robbery suspects escaping after the hold-up of a suburban bottle shop came to an embarrassing end. Their getaway car ran out of petrol. Two off-duty police officers, who had just picked up their pay cheques, at the police station, arrested the suspects shortly after the $165 robbery.—Chicago.